Welcome to ICHP Australia : the Nationally Endorsed Evidence-based Training Specialists in Hypnotherapy.

ICHP(Australia) currently teaches the ICHP Foundation, Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses (under Licence) in a format intended to ensure Experiential-humanistic and Cognitive-behavioural-based training and assessment, and clinical application, in support of evidence-based hypnotherapy and hypno-psychotherapy. These Courses are long established (more than 20 years) Courses taught at para-professional and professional level throughout Europe under a regime of Professional Vocational Education and Higher Education.

Evidence–based training ensures that would-be Clinical Hypnotherapy-psychotherapy practitioners recognize, and apply, the recognised treatment most appropriate to their client and the condition presented.  This is ensured by means of the application, during training, of appropriate assessment tools, clinical studies, personal supervision and continuous monitored self-development throughout the courses at a level appropriate to the type of qualification.

The Principal lecturers/trainers and Supervisors in ICHP(Australia) are highly qualified practicing Clinical therapists with a variety of post-graduate qualifications, Degrees, Advanced Diplomas in Hypnotherapy-psychotherapy and Diplomas. As Clinical Therapists they are also Members of Peak Associations such as the Australian Hypnotherapist's Association, AHA, (www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au ) and/or the Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists, ASCH,(www.asch.com.au ) and are accredited on the Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia, PACFA, Register.

 

Meet the Trainers

ICHP(Australia) Principal Lecturers were personally trained by Dr Joe Keaney in Ireland.  In addition to training in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, ICHP Lecturers share amongst them postgraduate training in Science, Education, Social Science, Health Counselling-psychotherapy, Cognitive-behavioural therapy and Transpersonal Counselling as well as a number of Diploma and Certificate level trainings in Natural Sciences.  Principal ICHP(Australia) Lecturers are certified  in Training & Assessment at Diploma and/or Certificate IV levels or have undergone the Teacher's training Course run by Dr Keaney.  In addition all trainers undergo continuing professional development.  ICHP(Australia) Trainers assist ICHP (Ireland) by giving Post-graduate Courses in HIT Therapy, Trauma Hypno-psychotherapy,  Hypno-counselling, Human Sciences and Mental Health and Wellbeing Modules of the ICHP Degree program.

 

ICHP Charter

ICHP(Australia) recognizes health, both its promotion and maintenance, as a major social investment and challenge.  It seeks to contribute to the education of individuals and groups, through accredited training programs, in healthy lifestyle practices with a view to facilitating the actualization of each individual’s potential, the realization of aspirations and the overall enhancement of wellbeing of the individual and society as a whole, as a reflection of those individuals.  It also seeks to offer, through established Health and Lifestyle Clinics, support to those individuals in need of guidance or in distress.

 

The Study of Hypnosis

When properly taught the ability to induce trance is an easy skill to acquire.  However it takes time to learn to use this skill effectively within a therapeutic framework.  ICHP is regarded as one of the leading training schools in Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy-Psychotherapy in the world and its lecturers are skilled trainers and practicing clinical therapists with many years of on-going practical experience.

You can be sure that if you study with us you will learn ~

The Ethical application of Hypnotic techniques in Hypnotherapy-psychotherapy;
How to ensure that the client is a safe candidate for the application of hypnotic techniques;
How to establish for the client a secure, trusting and empathic relationship that is client-centred and gentle in application;
How to clearly perceive the client’s goals in entering Hypnotherapy;
How to competently facilitate the client’s journey towards those goals and towards wellbeing and self-discovery; and
When and how to refer onwards if further work is required that is beyond the scope of hypnotherapy and/or your competency.

 

The acquisition of healing skills carries with it great responsibility and a Duty of Care exists which must be exercised at all times.  The ICHP operates within a strong Code of Ethics and demands that its member practitioners agree to regular case study/supervision and undergo on-going professional development.

During your study with ICHP you will learn that as individuals we are each responsible for our emotions, thoughts, behavioural patterns and psychosomatic symptoms.  The psychotherapeutic models and hypnotic techniques taught will enable you to assist your Clients to understand and change their inner defensive programs and accompanying emotional states, as well as their self-limiting behaviours to healthy emotional states.  Through learning to witness, and aided by powerful imagery and metaphor, they will learn, by exercising choice,  to move towards a state of self-empowerment.

 

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